American Exceptionalism and Renewable Energy: What the Tea Party Missed in 2011
In the political gladiator wars within the U.S. parties, there is mostly heated mud-slinging. This fighting may make great sound bites, but it doesn’t make much sense. Republicans are attacking everything “green” mainly because the president has made “green” a major theme of his administration. But many republicans over the decades have embraced green: If you heard former California republican Governor Schwarzenegger speak recently at the ACORE dinner or sitting Governor Haley Barbour (former head of the Republican National Committee) speak about the new biofuel and PV manufacturing plants in Mississippi, you’d wonder what all the fuss is about.
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American Exceptionalism and Renewable Energy: What the Tea Party Missed in 2011
Is It Time for California to Phase Out Nuclear Power?
Italy recently became the fourth nation to pledge to phase out nuclear power since Japan’s Fukushima disaster. Italy accomplished this feat by a popular referendum, soon after Germany did the same in its legislature (Bundestag). Switzerland has also agreed to a phase out and Japan itself has agreed to phase out much of its nuclear capacity in favor of renewables and natural gas.
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Is It Time for California to Phase Out Nuclear Power?
GOP Strategy on Renewables: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Arnold Schwarzenegger has always held an uncomfortable place in the Republican Party. His ascent from the silver screen to the Sacramento hot seat at first seemed Regeanesque. But these days, he’s seen by many in his party as a traitor, as much for his personal failings as his inability to stay on message.
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